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@@ -8,35 +8,42 @@ git-unpack-objects - Unpack objects from a packed archive
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-unpack-objects' [-n] [-q] <pack-file
+[verse]
+'git unpack-objects' [-n] [-q] [-r] [--strict] <pack-file
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Reads a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, and
-expands the objects contained in the pack into "one-file
-one-object" format in $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY.
+Read a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, expanding
+the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in
+"loose" (one object per file) format.
+
+Objects that already exist in the repository will *not* be unpacked
+from the pack-file. Therefore, nothing will be unpacked if you use
+this command on a pack-file that exists within the target repository.
+
+See linkgit:git-repack[1] for options to generate
+new packs and replace existing ones.
OPTIONS
-------
-n::
- Only list the objects that would be unpacked, don't actually unpack
- them.
+ Dry run. Check the pack file without actually unpacking
+ the objects.
-q::
The command usually shows percentage progress. This
flag suppresses it.
+-r::
+ When unpacking a corrupt packfile, the command dies at
+ the first corruption. This flag tells it to keep going
+ and make the best effort to recover as many objects as
+ possible.
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
--------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano
+--strict::
+ Don't write objects with broken content or links.
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite